diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ui/inspector_gain_meter.xml b/gtk2_ardour/ui/inspector_gain_meter.xml
index d792cc4abf..f9a993abfa 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ui/inspector_gain_meter.xml
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ui/inspector_gain_meter.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
             fgnormal="#000000"
             fgactive="#000000"
             bghover="#C47474"
-            bordercolor="#C9C9C9"
+            bordercolor="#ffffff33"
             borderwidth="1 1 0 0"/>
     <VBox id="level_meter_home"
           x="1"
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
             fgnormal="#000000"
             fgactive="#000000"
             bghover="#C47474"
-            bordercolor="#C9C9C9"
+            bordercolor="#B1B1B1"
             borderwidth="1 1 0 0"/>
   </Layout>
 </GainSlider>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ui/meter_strip.xml b/gtk2_ardour/ui/meter_strip.xml
index 60cc579855..6d15adc6a5 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ui/meter_strip.xml
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ui/meter_strip.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@
               <Button id="name_button"
                       width="37"
                       height="24"
-                      winfont="Helvetica 20"/>
+                      winfont="Arial 10"
+                      macfont="Helvetica 10"/>
               <EventBox bgnormal="#000000"
                         bgactive="#000000"
                         height="1"/>
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ui/meter_strip_gain_meter.xml b/gtk2_ardour/ui/meter_strip_gain_meter.xml
index 9acf84ed3e..37c8640b3c 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ui/meter_strip_gain_meter.xml
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ui/meter_strip_gain_meter.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
             fgnormal="#000000"
             fgactive="#000000"
             bghover="#C47474"
-            bordercolor="#BABABA"
+            bordercolor="#FFFFFF33"
             borderwidth="1 1 0 0"/>
     <HBox height="10"/>
     <HBox spacing="7" width="32">
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
           bgactive="#D83838"
           fgnormal="#000000"
           fgactive="#000000"
-          bghover="#C47474"
+          bghover="#B1B1B1"
           bordercolor="#C9C9C9"
           borderwidth="1 1 0 0"
           ui.orphan="true"/>
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ui/mixer_bridge_view.xml b/gtk2_ardour/ui/mixer_bridge_view.xml
index e444ce9aee..6718647d76 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ui/mixer_bridge_view.xml
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ui/mixer_bridge_view.xml
@@ -1,15 +1,30 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
 <CompactMeterbridge bgnormal="#353535">
+  <HBox>
+    <VBox width="70">
+      <EventBox bgnormal="#000000"
+                height="1"/>
+      <EventBox bgnormal="#000000"
+                height="1"
+                box.pack="end"/>
+    </VBox>
+    <EventBox bgnormal="#000000"
+              width="1"/>
     <ScrolledWindow hscroll="always"
                     vscroll="never"
                     box.expand="true"
                     box.fill="true">
       <EventBox bgnormal="#383838">
         <VBox>
-          <EventBox bgnormal="#000000" height="1"/>
+          <EventBox bgnormal="#000000"
+                    height="1"/>
+          <HBox height="25"/>
+          <EventBox bgnormal="#000000"
+                    height="1"/>
           <Hbox id="mixer_strips_home"/>
         </VBox>
       </EventBox>        
     </ScrolledWindow>
+  </HBox>
 </CompactMeterbridge>
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ui/mixer_gain_meter.xml b/gtk2_ardour/ui/mixer_gain_meter.xml
index e37c3a2c89..9256028a42 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ui/mixer_gain_meter.xml
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ui/mixer_gain_meter.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
             fgnormal="#000000"
             fgactive="#000000"
             bghover="#C47474"
-            bordercolor="#C9C9C9"
+            bordercolor="#FFFFFF33"
             borderwidth="1 1 0 0"/>
     <HBox>
       <VBox>
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@
             bgactive="#D83838"
             fgnormal="#000000"
             fgactive="#000000"
-            bghover="#C47474"
+            fghover="#000000"
+            bghover="#B1B1B1"
             bordercolor="#C9C9C9"
             borderwidth="1 1 0 0"/>
   </VBox>